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AT1

Reconsidering the Impact: Why the Swiss Court’s AT1 Ruling Has Limited Relevance for the YES Bank Case

A ruling by the Swiss Federal Administrative Court on October 14, holding as illegal the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority’s decision to write down Credit Suisse’s Additional Tier 1 bonds, as part of the state-directed merger of troubled Credit Suisse into rival banking giant UBS, has revived hopes in India for those pursuing a case in the Supreme Court against the similar writing down of AT1 bonds issued by Yes Bank, as part of its salvage operation. Their optimism is misplaced.

Bihar elections 2025

The Uncounted Loss: How Bihar’s Fate Was Sealed Before Polling Day

The Bihar results were out even before polling began: Bihar has lost, whoever the victor in the Assembly elections. With well over one crore women being paid Rs 10,000 crore by the incumbent government, supposedly for self-employment ventures, and promises of future fiscal support for such enterprises, the political economy of state handouts had been entrenched before polling began.

PMFME: Formalisation of micro food processing

Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme – 2020

Policy UpdateMuskan Thakur Background The Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme is a centrally sponsored initiative of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) launched in June 2020 under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. With a total…

Mission LiFE: Lifestyle for Environment

Mission LiFE – Lifestyle for Environment – Policy Update 2025

Policy UpdateMuskan Thakur “This word is LiFE, which means ‘Lifestyle For Environment’. Today, there is a need for all of us to come together and take Lifestyle For Environment forward as a campaign. This can become a mass movement towards…

Diabetes

India’s Diabetes Crisis: The Alarming Rise Among Women

There was a time when diabetes was seen as a man’s disease a byproduct of business lunches, middle age, and city stress. In fact, a generation ago, a man in his forties with a receding hairline and a growing belly was often seen as a picture of prosperity a symbol of success and comfort. But that comfort, as we now know, often came from a more sedentary, less active lifestyle.

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